Court rejects death penalty for raping children (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 06/25/2008 - 12:14pm

The U.S.<br /><br />Supreme Court in a file photo. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the death penalty cannot be imposed for child rape, its first decision in more than 30 years on whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution.<br /><br />REUTERS/FileAP - The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlawed executions of people convicted of raping a child.




 

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